Researchers looked at whether introducing solid food after six months reduced the risk of asthma, allergic reactions and eczema.
Before the probe was launched, astronomers did not know whether asteroids were solid objects or collections of smaller pieces of rock, referred to in the trade as rubble piles.
There is no substitute for the trained ear and the feeling you get from watching live performances when it comes to determining whether an artist is solid or not.
Whether or not they're solid, it's hard to say because we have so little to work on with physical evidence.
Whether or not it has a solid rational basis, lots of people are suspicious of genetically modified (GM) foods and the businesses that produce them.
Those two groups are expected to thrive whether or not the global economy gains solid ground.
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Last comes the question of whether the country concerned also has some solid practical reason for getting involved in what goes on outside its frontiers.
The study questions whether the science behind nutrition recommendations is solid.
The Independent queried whether what it otherwise called "a remarkably solid piece of work" was rather too frightening.
X-rays and ultrasound had failed to clarify whether the mass was a fluid-filled cyst or a solid tumor.
What matters in both cases is whether the companies can match their production to current demand and generate solid profits while doing it.
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The expected course of ovarian cysts varies with a woman's age, the size of the cyst, whether there is a family history of ovarian cysts, and whether the cyst is fluid-filled, appears to be a solid mass of tissue, or has both fluid and solid components.
We can trust that it will deliver rock solid video streams and please our clients, advertisers and viewers, whether we're streaming the royal wedding or the Grammy Awards.
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Whether he does or not, Ramos, 70, can look back on six years of solid achievement.
Of course, it all depends on whether Xiaomi can scale its business model for the unknown territories, and it'll certainly need some solid partners to do so -- much like its collaboration with local retail channels China Unicom, China Telecom and Vancl.
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